英语俚语天天说 第42期:别激动,保持冷静keep your shirt on
时间:2019-01-17 作者:英语课 分类:英语俚语天天说
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释义:
shirt 衬衫,衬衣,字面来看,Keep your shirt on 穿上衬衫的意思;
In English, To keep calm. 在英文里,是保持冷静,别激动的意思; If we find ourselves in a heated situation with a person getting riled up, we may try calming the irritated 1 person by using this expression.如果我们发现周围有人发怒或者生气了,我们就可以用keep your shirt on去让他保持冷静;
来源:
This phrase may originate 2 from the fact that when people get angry and are looking to fight, they'll sometimes remove their shirt.
这个俚语的来源是这样子,当人们很生气,准备打架的时候,他们就会脱掉自己的衬衣。
Why? Because removing one's shirt increases maneuverability;
为什么呢,因为脱掉衣服就可以增加灵活性。
it allows for further range of motion 3 of the upper body that would otherwise be limited.
这样打架时上肢的运动就会更加自如;
Therefore, those who were not interested in fighting would advise an angered person to literally 4 keep their shirt on, showing they wanted to settle things through peaceful means rather than through violence.
因此,对打架不是很感兴趣的人就会建议打架者穿上衣服,以此暗示他们希望打架者通过和平而不是暴力的形式来解决问题。
举例:
1.你和朋友去赶车,朋友的时间计算错了,很着急,你就可以说:
keep your shirt on, we have plenty of time to catch the train.
你别太紧张了,我们还有时间足够赶到火车。
2.这学期没好好学习,考试考了59分,老爸很生气,你说:
Dad, keep your shirt on, please! I'll study hard next term.爸爸,千万不要发火,我下学期一定努力学习。
a.恼怒的
- His little affectations irritated her. 他的装腔作势令她不快。
- Her genteel accent irritated me. 她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到难受。
vi.起源于,来自;vt.创造,创始,开创
- All carbohydrates originate from plants.所有的碳水化合物均来自植物。
- All theories originate from practice and in turn serve practice.任何理论都来源于实践,反过来为实践服务。
n.打手势,示意,移动,动作,提议,大便;v.运动,向...打手势,示意
- She could feel the rolling motion of the ship under her feet.她能感觉到脚下船在晃动。
- Don't open the door while the train is in motion.列车运行时,请勿打开车门。
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